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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 382.0967 EAN: 9781592133680 ISBN: 1592133681 Label: Temple University Press Manufacturer: Temple University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: May 30, 2005 Publisher: Temple University Press Studio: Temple University Press Related Items:
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